A Spotted Skipper on Thistle

family Hesperiidae?, viewed in north Texas

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Christine Young

Lion

Beautiful! It's Burnsius sp., maybe Burnsius communis. It's difficult to distinguish between the similar species. Posted 2 years ago
1. Slowbutsteady
  
  Lion
  
  Bravo. You certainly seem to do the Lion’s share of the work on this site! This image is a scan of a slide I made at least 30 years ago in Argyle. Thanks. Charlie Baxter Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks, but it's definitely a team effort with each person using their individual strengths to help JungleDragon along.
    
    Amazing that this is a scan of a 30+ year old photo! The quality is so good. Very beautiful! Posted 2 years ago

The Desert checkered-skipper

''Burnsius philetas'', the desert checkered-skipper, formerly known as ''Pyrgus philetas'', is a species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the southern United States (southern Arizona east to southern Texas, and to southern Mexico. Individuals are also found north to northern Arizona and northern Texas.

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. There are two to three generations, from February to December in Texas and from April to October in Arizona.

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Species identified by Slowbutsteady

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2023.

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